Sam McCandless: Chris’s half brother from his father, Walt’s previous marriage. He was raised in California and Colorado in his mother’s household. He was nine years older than Chris when he read a short article about him in The Washington Post. Sam didn’t think it would be Chris in the article. He didn’t know Chris well, but he reported to the detective that he was pretty sure it was Chris. Sam was the one who went to Fairbanks and put the pieces together that the body was Chris’. Sam McCandless was also the one who told his family the news. Walt McCandless: Chris’ father who was a very successful. He was NASA’s project manager. In 1957, Walt was just out of college and ended up having a baby to take care of. His first marriage was not successful, so he and his wire got a divorce. He started dating a secretary, Billie. Walt and Billie eventually had a child of their own, Chris. He and Billie were practically 24/7. Later in the section we find out that the divorce from his first wife, Marcia, wasn’t a clear divorce. Walt still continued to see Marcia in secret, while still with Billie. When Chris was two years old, Walt had a child with Marcia. Walt and Marcia’s divorce was settled and he made his marriage with Billie legal. Walt was never on good terms with Chris, they always fought about something. They were different in so many ways, but they also were the same in a few. Marcia: Walt’s first wife. They had kids together and still were secretly seeing eachother when Chris was born. When Chris was two years old, Walt and Marcia had another child, Quinn. Billie: Walt’s current wife, Chris’ mother. Billie knew about Walt’s affairs and everything that happened with Marcia. Unfortunately, she got the short end of the stick and had to suffer waiting for Walt and Marcia’s divorce to be finalized. Carine McCandless: Chris’ sister who was the closest family Chris had. Many people asked them if they were twins because they looked identical. When Carine was younger, she and Chris got on their parents case about working more than half the day. But now, Carine and her husband, Chris Fish, own an auto repair business, C.A.R., working close to fourteen hours daily. Now obviously her thoughts have changed. Carine and Chris were a like but one thing they were indifferent on was money. Carine wanted to be a millionaire by an early age. Chris on the other hand, could care less about the money he thought it was pointless. Her husband was the one who told her that her beloved brother was dead. She cried and screamed for five hours straight, after she got herself together her and Fish drove to Anchorage to collect Chris’ remains. It’s been ten months since Chris’ death and she can’t go a day with crying about it.
Walt McCandless: Chris’ father who was a very successful. He was NASA’s project manager. In 1957, Walt was just out of college and ended up having a baby to take care of. His first marriage was not successful, so he and his wire got a divorce. He started dating a secretary, Billie. Walt and Billie eventually had a child of their own, Chris. He and Billie were practically 24/7. Later in the section we find out that the divorce from his first wife, Marcia, wasn’t a clear divorce. Walt still continued to see Marcia in secret, while still with Billie. When Chris was two years old, Walt had a child with Marcia. Walt and Marcia’s divorce was settled and he made his marriage with Billie legal. Walt was never on good terms with Chris, they always fought about something. They were different in so many ways, but they also were the same in a few.
Marcia: Walt’s first wife. They had kids together and still were secretly seeing eachother when Chris was born. When Chris was two years old, Walt and Marcia had another child, Quinn.
Billie: Walt’s current wife, Chris’ mother. Billie knew about Walt’s affairs and everything that happened with Marcia. Unfortunately, she got the short end of the stick and had to suffer waiting for Walt and Marcia’s divorce to be finalized.
Carine McCandless: Chris’ sister who was the closest family Chris had. Many people asked them if they were twins because they looked identical. When Carine was younger, she and Chris got on their parents case about working more than half the day. But now, Carine and her husband, Chris Fish, own an auto repair business, C.A.R., working close to fourteen hours daily. Now obviously her thoughts have changed. Carine and Chris were a like but one thing they were indifferent on was money. Carine wanted to be a millionaire by an early age. Chris on the other hand, could care less about the money he thought it was pointless. Her husband was the one who told her that her beloved brother was dead. She cried and screamed for five hours straight, after she got herself together her and Fish drove to Anchorage to collect Chris’ remains. It’s been ten months since Chris’ death and she can’t go a day with crying about it.